Selectmen from across the Cape voted recently for their representatives on the Cape Cod Metropolitan Planning Organization, which prioritizes spending of federal funds on transportation projects.

Mashpee Selectman Michael Richards will cast a vote on behalf of Bourne, Falmouth, Sandwich and his town. Yarmouth Selectman Curtis Sears will do the same for his town and Dennis. Orleans Selectman Sims McGrath will vote for Brewster, Chatham, Harwich and Orleans, and Provincetown Selectman Austin Knight, also president of the Cape & Islands Selectmen & Councilors Association, will represent the concerns of Eastham, Truro, Wellfleet and his own community.

The Town of Barnstable has its own vote at the table due to its status as the Cape’s only city (specifically, the City known as the Town of Barnstable).

Ballots were opened at the MPO’s Dec. 19 meeting, at which members heard also that the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority plans to begin fixed-route bus service from Bourne and Sandwich to Falmouth and the Mid-Cape Jan. 30. RTA Administrator Tom Cahir noted that this would complete “a comprehensive system for all 15 towns across the Cape.”

Cahir reported that “on-time performance has gone up significantly across the board” since a new contracted operator began service Oct. 1.